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Lebanese civilians complain of anti-Hezbollah phone messages from Israel
By The Associated Press
Tags: Lebanon, Hezbollah, Israel

Lebanese citizens complained on Thursday they were receiving recorded phone messages from Israel promising harsh retaliation to any future Hezbollah attack. The automated messages also warn against allowing Hezbollah to form a state within a state in Lebanon.

The speaker ends the phone messages with the words: "The State of Israel" the Lebanese said.

There was no immediate confirmation from Israel, though similar reports surfaced of
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sraeli phone campaigns during the 2006 war.

Israel has never confirmed involvement in such calls, but it is known to use a variety of techniques to try to reach Lebanese residents and persuade them not to support Hezbollah.

Lebanon's official National News Agency said residents in south and eastern Lebanon as well as the capital reported receiving the calls. It said Lebanese Telecommunications Minister Jibran Bassil contacted the United Nations to complain, calling it a flagrant aggression against Lebanese sovereignty.

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      1.   flagrant aggression against Lebanese sovereignty 19:27  |  rehovot 17/07/08
      2.   "Flagrant aggression" 19:27  |  IW 17/07/08
      3.   we will burn lebanon to the ground 19:30  |  JL 17/07/08
      4.   a more convincing message: kill. 19:31  |  frenz 17/07/08
      5.   Why not send the some coupons for hummus too? 19:49  |  Stuart Wilder 17/07/08
      6.   This is, incidentally, the quintessence of terrorism 19:51  |  Colin Wright 17/07/08
      7.   colin - please! 20:00  |  Curtis Jackson 17/07/08
      8.   If true. 20:04  |  David Nigel Braham 17/07/08
      9.   Signs of impotency 20:05  |  Hannah 17/07/08
      10.   collin is correct 20:10  |  tempu 17/07/08
      11.   This shows... Israelis are bad loosers. Phone terror!!!!! lol 20:14  |  Yassin 17/07/08
      12.   #2 - Idiotic response 20:16  |  sharmuta 17/07/08
      13.   Phone messages 20:16  |  Otto Rand 17/07/08
      14.   #2, Only as it applies to Israel 20:17  |  Terry 17/07/08
      15.   In 2006 those calls were about Israeli or IDF spiders net...... 20:27  |  IL supporter 17/07/08
      16.   umm would they prefer... 20:28  |  vik 17/07/08
      17.   It`s may be just an alternative method... 20:35  |  Ulf 17/07/08
      18.   to Wilder #1 20:41  |  Colin Wright 17/07/08
      19.   Smashing 4 year old kids skull is terorism 20:52  |  mike 17/07/08
      20.   To Mike 21:08  |  Lebanese Citizen 17/07/08
      21.   Totally agree with Colin about Iran 21:22  |  Louis 17/07/08
      22.   Did they call during dinner. Boy, that`s annoying 21:23  |  Aphemia 17/07/08
      23.   One thing is sure 21:29  |  Georg 17/07/08
      24.   Terrible! 21:30  |  Josh 17/07/08
      25.   Who cares? 21:38  |  Jane 17/07/08
      26.   mike of london @#11 21:44  |  Absolute Israel 17/07/08
      27.   Where did all the clever Jews go? 22:27  |  Michael 17/07/08
      28.   but they are happy about calls for Jihad on Al-Manar TV 22:37  |  Genuine Tosefta 17/07/08
      29.   The idiotism of Ulf is not an alternative form of madness 22:39  |  Genuine Tosefta 17/07/08
      30.   RE: If true. (#4) 22:40  |  democrat 17/07/08
      31.   tempu 6 22:40  |  ChanahS 17/07/08
      32.   This is Hizbullah`s attempt to find a bogus reason to start a war 22:44  |  Genuine Tosefta 17/07/08
      33.   Not only calls 23:33  |  No Name 17/07/08
      34.   This shows the weakness of Israel 23:45  |  Lebanese in Canada 17/07/08
      35.   To Josh 23:49  |  Lebanese in Canada 17/07/08
      36.   REALITY CHECK 23:59  |  X-MILITARY 17/07/08
      37.   Kuntar`s Story: On Vacation I slipped on an Israeli 4 year old 00:00  |  Lebanese citizen #2 18/07/08
      38.   Lebanese would rather watch Hizbullah trading in body parts 00:10  |  Genuine Tosefta 18/07/08
      39.   Lebanese Citizen 00:12  |  Jane 18/07/08
      40.   To Vik 00:48  |  Sam 18/07/08
      41.   This is too funny 00:50  |  Great White North 18/07/08
      42.   No lebanese ever called these calls terrorism! 00:57  |  lebanese girl 18/07/08
      43.   This is Bezeq calling 02:08  |  Star of David 18/07/08
      44.   Lebanese girlie 02:33  |  Philippe 18/07/08
      45.   ISRAEL IS SCARED 02:45  |  VIPER 18/07/08
      46.   To all readers 03:09  |  Peter 18/07/08
      47.   Viper 03:41  |  Jane 18/07/08
      48.   back to Sam 03:51  |  vik 18/07/08
      49.   Philippe in Los Angele 04:49  |  Tom 18/07/08
      50.   leb girl 04:52  |  tony baloni 18/07/08
      51.   In Solidarity with the Lebanese 05:09  |  natan 18/07/08
      52.   viper - you might be right 05:18  |  natan 18/07/08
      53.   We don`t hate Lebanese just Hezbolla 05:42  |  Shuki 18/07/08
      54.   #30 Viper 07:07  |  Marc 18/07/08
      55.   Read history, Viper 07:25  |  Rhys 18/07/08
      56.   Re: Fake Tozz #24 07:39  |  Ya Ghareeb 18/07/08
      57.   #54, MARCO and the nukes 04:45  |  VIPER 19/07/08
      58.   #55, RHYSE and his " mighty" fighting words 04:50  |  VIPER 19/07/08
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